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zaju

genre of Chinese opera involving a synthesis of recitations of prose and poetry, dance, singing, and mime, with an emphasis on comedy
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zaju

Summary

zaju is an opera genre[1]. zaju draws 161 Wikipedia views per month (opera_genre category, ranking #28 of 77).[2]

Key Facts

  • zaju's instance of is recorded as opera genre[3].
  • zaju is a type of Chinese opera[4].
  • zaju's Commons category is recorded as Zaju[5].
  • zaju's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '雜劇'}[6].

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Definition and Type

zaju's instance of is recorded as opera genre[3]. zaju is a type of Chinese opera[4].

Why It Matters

zaju draws 161 Wikipedia views per month (opera_genre category, ranking #28 of 77).[2] zaju has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] zaju is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → M4z3P
    Instance of → opera genre
    Subclass of → Chinese opera
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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